Comments on: America’s Hottest Cities

By: jb

jb — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:32:31 +0000

New Orleans hasn’t been mentioned, and I don’t understand. It’s horrendous in the summer. If you go outside for FIVE minutes in August, you have sweat POURING off your face, dripping into your eyes, the sun stings all your exposed skin, you’re utterly exhausted all the damn time, like you’re walking through bath water. It’s hotter than Vegas Miami KC Phoenix, every city I’ve ever been to.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 06:53:12 +0000

I moved to Phoenix 34 years ago, and it is the most over-rated place I’ve ever seen on earth. It is totally phony. It is hot and dusty and horribly polluted. Every other person who moves here gets asthma. There are endless “health providers,” because the place is enough to make anyone sick. The body needs water and does not do well on high ozone layers and dust storms. Come to Phoenix if you want wrinkled and dried out skin, hair that feels like straw, eyes that “poke” all the time from the constant dust and pollution. People in Phoenix in general are people who can’t afford California, so they try to pretend it’s some sort of paradise. It’s too hot to go out to do anything for 5 months of the year, with temperatures over 100 from late May until well into October (the summers having many, many days over 110 and up to over 120, with nights a refreshing 95 – 105 from July into September). The hypocrisy of this place is the only thing worse than the weather. How I long for green, moisture in the air, clouds, rain, and real four seasons. I’ve lived in NY, Toronto, Wisconsin, Texas, Alaska, and San Francisco. They are all a far cry better than Phoenix. Phoenix is also full of crime (even if it’s with a tie and sport coat crime).

By: LeahStorm

LeahStorm — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 02:57:07 +0000

I live in Tucson. Phoenix is only ever 3-8 degrees hotter than Tucson. I’m sure we should be on this list. It’s pretty much like we say. “Tucson is Hell, and Phoenix is hotter than Hell.”

By: David

David — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:14:40 +0000

Memphis does make the list of the top 13 hottest of the 51 major (1 million + metro area population) cities with the hottest average summer temps, although I don’t see it here. As a lifelong resident, I can tell you that the summers here are consistantly very hot and humid. 100s aren’t that common, but 90s with high humidity are almost a daily occurance throughout the entire season.

By: meg johnson

meg johnson — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 02:30:05 +0000

i am surprised to see that saint louis missouri is not on the hottest list. this year we are already at 16 days over 100 degrees, and the summer is not over, last year was similar,
whats up?

By: daisygirl48161

daisygirl48161 — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 22:50:13 +0000

I am with Amanda. I live in Michigan and love nothing better than a cold snowy winter! I cannot stand the heat and humidity at all and it seems like its getting worse every year here! Plus, we have had no rain here in my town. Just incessant heat and no relief! I am counting the days to Autumn (hoping we actually have an Autumn this year!) And also hoping for a snowy and cold winter seeing as we didn’t have one of those this past year as well!

By: shantimattie

shantimattie — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:35:52 +0000

I grew up in Upstate New York,four seasons,cold winters and hot humid and rainy summers. Now in Santa Cruz Ca where your wouldn’t know summer existed if it weren’t for the hundreds of people joining us to get cool temps. Anything below 30 we whine and over 80 we whine again! Personally,I enjoy the warm summer nights,now it goes down to 50 and we awake to thick for. Guess I can be thank-ful,but nothing like jumping into a lake or swimming pool at night and temps in the 80′s or 90′s! We have more sun here in the winter months. This year hardly any rain.

By: Jaime McLeod

Jaime McLeod — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:27:24 +0000

Glenn Barrett – St. George is not large enough to rate on these lists. All of the cities listed are major cities.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:10:44 +0000

Give me heat and no humidity any day! Raised in CA, live in the South. Heat is much easier than heat coupled wtih that high dew point.